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"It's cool there's a spot for hillbillies like me," says Top.

From BBC Feb. 19, 2026

Others accepted Vance but don’t like him, mainly because his book criticizes hillbillies for their “bad choices” and flawed culture and celebrates his own desperate escape out of it.

From Salon Sep. 30, 2024

“They assumed we were two hillbillies in a pickup truck, as opposed to business owners,” he said.

From New York Times Sep. 4, 2019

“Of course you know we hillbillies need MusiCares too,” Parton said.

From Seattle Times Feb. 9, 2019

Li’l Abner Musical Theatre West offers a staged reading of this musical adaptation of the Al Capp comics about the lives of hillbillies.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2016